Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

kaineobrien This movie is a widely hated one from what I have seen and read, but, if you have any appreciation for art, realism, character study, and seeing the harsh realities that many filmmakers are to afraid to add in their movies, then this should be a gem to you. The movie, at least in my opinion, is a metaphor for poverty, depravity, hopelessness, rough upbringings, the people that stem from those upbringings, and the downtrodden parts of America that aren't all sunshine and rainbows. I think anyone should just give this movie a chance and put their thinking caps on while doing it, not expect to be a huge blockbuster.

framptonhollis Above all, "Gummo" is, simply put, a damn depressing movie. It is also hilarious, entertaining, creepy, quirky, trashy, gritty, surreal, and disturbing (among many other adjectives that it'd take far too long for me to list). But, most importantly, it's highly effective and arguably genius. Now I can't say for sure if Harmony Korine himself really is a "genius", although he's far more intelligent than he may seem, but I am willing to make the case that some of his finest films could support this possibility, and i think that "Gummo" probably is his masterpiece.It's not a film that's easy to digest, and not just because of its disturbing, messed up content and themes, but also because of its loose structure and dense layers of meaning (or possible lack of meaning) as well as its firm refusal to actually tell a story. Instead of any real semblance of plot, Korine settles for a series of vignettes that take place in a white trash town a few years after it was ravaged by a massive tornado. He explores the lives of some of the town's most eccentric (and often unpleasant) residents. Some characters are more heavily developed and examined than others although there's really no single character that can really be labeled as the "main" one. There's a multitude of things that feel necessary to discuss while discussing "Gummo", which is why there are so many reviews of it and why so many of those reviews are so long. No matter who you are, you are bound to have some strong opinion on Korine's film, whether you absolutely love it or deeply loathe it. Personally, I belong to the former category; particularly on my second viewing, I felt oddly attached to this film and its sentimental yet darkly comic and occasionally cynical approach to some very sensitive and thought provoking material. There's silly moments (the entire "chair wrestling" sequence makes me laugh harder than nearly anything else in the history of art-house filmmaking) as well as some very philosophical moments (the haunting, mumbling voice overs given by two of the film's young "protagonists" (?) are both insightful and odd). There's so many memorable scenes and images that will doubtlessly stick with you whether you like the film or not, everything from the depressed bunny boy to the iconic scene in which a kid awkwardly eats his dinner and dessert in the filthiest bathtub imaginable, his surroundings including demented barbie dolls and bacon strips taped to bathroom walls. It's poetic, funny, beautiful, and sickening-one of the most uncomfortable viewing experiences I have ever had, and yet its also one of the most rewarding. It's worth rewatches not just because it will help the viewer understand and grasp the film more, but also because the viewer will likely be able to find more odd and funny details with closer observations. It's also surprisingly fun to watch despite its heavy sense of tragedy and grief, and this is because of Korine's unremitting taste for the absurd, particularly the absurdly comical. The sense of humor is similar to the funnier works of Werner Herzog, the great German filmmaker who Korine has admitted multiple times to admiring quite a bit, even to the extent that he has actually cast Herzog as an actor in a few of his films ("Julien Donkey-Boy" and "Mister Lonely").Whatever your thoughts or feelings about this weird and, to some, very mesmerizing work of cryptic madness may be, there is no denying that it is an unforgettable viewing experience and one of the most delightfully strange movies ever made.

maxastree Harmony Korine has hung onto some kind of entirely constructed "hipster" status since the 1990's, based on his claim that while skateboarding he met someone big in film and pitched an edgy, youth- oriented story idea, and secondly through verbally offered association with art film directors and appearing in advertising/youth culture handout's like VICE magazine.Harmony Korine's film "Gummo" is: a non-narrative black comedy about poverty and alienation in a very small town in Ohio, destroyed by freak weather incidents. The film is, also, neither funny or emotionally moving. Occasionally models or other *hipsters* (if that's still a valid term) name drop his films among better quality releases, as if his solidarity with poverty and American suffering is somehow valid. The truth is that Harmony Korine is a social conservative: his films all play off of the same riffs and themes that the Youth of Today are mislead, transgressive, shocking, out of control, unloved etc. He might as well be making films for a conservative family values center.Films are valid if the emotional and dramatic reward is there for an audience, not because of the directors posturing and this film is particularly slight in it's construction, and somewhat forgettable.

StevenWicox9 Toss this piece of crap in the dumpster and urinate on the remains, then light the turd on fire. Disgusting waste of a DVD.Gummo is a stupid name and that BUNNY boy.... yeah, he needs to take his lame hat off. Dumb loser with a stupid accordion. Can't even take him seriously in that ridiculous get up. Oh, and another thing... this piece of crap was boring!!!! Should I even be surprised? What more could I expect from an art film. Oh.. Another thing! Why was bunny boy (who I assume was under the LEGAL age of 18.....) making out with that blonde chick? What kind of powder have you been sniffing Harmony?I would NEVER in my LIFE recommend this PIECE!!!! of TRASH!!!!